The Lowrys

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists J Lowry at 2221 Alder Street. The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Jack Lowry there as the householder, a captain at the Gulf of Georgia Towing. In 1940 the directory lists E O Lowry at 1310 Cypress Street; the 1940 line is marked *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark). The 1940 name section lists Edward O Lowry there as the householder, a warehouseman for W H Malkin.

In 1940 the directory lists R Lowry at 3578 Dundas Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Richard Lowry there as the householder, a butcher at Burns & Co. In 1940 the directory lists Miss M E Lowry at 1629 East 10th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Mary E Lowry there as the householder, a clerk at the Province.

In 1940 the directory lists Miss L P Lowry at 1146 East 13th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lily P Lowry there as the householder, a cashier at Spencer's. In 1940 the directory lists C Lowery at 175 East 15th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Colin Lowery there as the householder, a dairyman at Twigg Island Dairy.

In 1940 the directory lists J S Lowry, a painter, at 334 East 18th Avenue; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists John S Lowry there, a painter. In 1940 the directory lists C T Lowry at 184 East 22nd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Clif T Lowry there as the householder, a driver.

In 1940 the directory lists J H Lowery at 3555 East Pender Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists James H Lowery there as the householder, a carman at the CPR. The 1940 name section lists Kathleen Lowry at 2550 Laurel Street, a hand nurse at the Vancouver General Hospital. The 1940 name section lists W B Lowry at 1016 Main Street.

In 1940 the directory lists Mrs L Lowry at 2769 McGill Street; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Lilias Lowry there as the householder, widow of W R. The 1940 name section lists William Lowry at 2579 Napier Street, a carpenter at Ross & Howard.

Mrs E E Lowry is listed at 2582 Pandora Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Eveline E Lowry there as the householder, widow of J G, with Robert P Lowry, a sub manager at the Province. A L Lowry is listed at 2488 Parker Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists A Lorne Lowry there as the householder, a driver.

Mrs R A Lowry is listed at 726 Richards Street in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mrs R A Lowry there as the householder. D A Lowery is listed at 2603 Wall Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists David A Lowery there as the householder, proprietor of D Lowery Fish.

S A Lowry is listed at 2171 Waterloo Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Sam A Lowry there as the householder, retired. J T Lowry is listed at 636 West 11th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists John T Lowry there as the householder, a painter, with Edna Lowry, an usher at the Stanley Theatre.

The 1940 name section lists Sam W Lowry at 4317 West 13th Avenue, retired. The 1940 name section lists Beatrice Lowery at 3555 West 28th Avenue, a telephone operator at Burns & Co, with Beatrice Lowry, a telephone operator. Mrs O E Lowry is listed at 1893 West 3rd Avenue in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Olive E Lowry there as the householder, widow of E J, with W Henry Lowry, a warehouseman for W H Malkin.

J R Lowry is listed at 1185 West 6th Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Jack R Lowry there as the householder, a master mariner at the Gulf of Georgia Towing, with Norman Lowry, a cook at the Gulf of Georgia Tow. W O Lowrey is listed at 3856 West Broadway in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Wesley O Lowrey there as the householder, a traffic manager at Canadian Canners.

Today

1629 East 10th, 1146 East 13th, 334 East 18th, 184 East 22nd, 3555 East Pender, 2769 McGill, 2579 Napier, 2582 Pandora, 2488 Parker, 2171 Waterloo and 4317 West 13th still have their buildings from before 1946; 1310 Cypress (1980), 3578 Dundas (2017), 2603 Wall (2000), 3555 West 28th (2016) and 3856 West Broadway (2014) have newer buildings, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 2221 Alder, 175 East 15th, 2550 Laurel, 1016 Main, 726 Richards, 636 West 11th, 1893 West 3rd and 1185 West 6th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).